Saskatchewan Highway 40

Highway 40
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure
Length	280.5 km (174.3 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Hwy 14 at Alberta border near Marsden
Major intersections	Hwy 21 near Neilburg Hwy 29 near The Battlefords Hwy 4 / Hwy 16 (TCH) at The Battlefords Hwy 340 near Hafford Hwy 12 at Blaine Lake
East end	Hwy 3 near Shellbrook
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities	Manitou Lake No. 442, Hillsdale No. 440, Cut Knife No. 439, Battle River No. 438, North Battleford No. 437, Redberry No. 435, Blaine Lake No. 434, Leask No. 464, Shellbrook No. 493
Major cities	North Battleford
Towns	Cut Knife, Battleford, Blaine Lake
Highway system
Provincial highways in Saskatchewan
← Hwy 39 → Hwy 41

Highway 40 is a provincial highway in the north-west portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan connecting Alberta (where it continues as Highway 14) to Highway 3, four kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. Areas of this highway between the Alberta border and North Battleford are called the Poundmaker Trail. Pitikwahanapiwiyin (c. 1842 – 4 July 1886), commonly known as Poundmaker, was a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people.^[1] This is a primary Saskatchewan highway maintained by the provincial government. The highway is about 280 kilometres (174 mi) long and is entirely paved.

Notable communities along the route include Marsden,^[2] Neilburg,^[3] Baldwinton, Cut Knife, Sweetgrass First Nation, Battleford (capital city of the NWT from 1876-1883), North Battleford (Battleford and North Battleford are known as The Battlefords), Hafford,^[4] Krydor, Blaine Lake, Marcelin, Leask, and Parkside.